What an amazing idea! And so well executed. Holistic and concise, everything I look for in a game. You've created something unique and truly inspired, I love it.

A thought I had while playing was that a rare missile that could be 'lured' into the dino might be a neat way to add a little extra spice. It'd give the player a little more agency and could have an element of risk/reward to it.

I love the animation and the color palette. The two-way element of dodging in front and behind is nice, and the way the helicopter lags behind the scrolling ever so slightly means to can't get complacent and find a safe place. The fireballs hitting the missiles is a nice touch as well. I'm not sure how the direction of the missiles and fireballs are chosen, it may be related to the coordinates of the helicopter, but it further emphasizes the theme of a big kaiju fight.

Very well done! This is an interesting concept: The idea of fighting a boss, but instead of actually damaging the boss, you dodge other entities that damage it, so getting hit yourself means you miss a hit on the boss. I don't think I've seen something like this before, very cool idea.

I also really loved the flavor text at the bottom. Short, quippy, and funny! I'm really glad you added a way to replenish health, that definitely helped given how much health the dino had.

You managed the space on the canvas really well too. The background fx, the news reel at the bottom, and the actual game contents were all readable despite the resolution restrictions. The only thing I might add is a little more 'juice' (maybe a little screenshake on the explosions when you or the dino is hit).

Great work!

I originally found out about this game jam on Reddit through this game. Absolutely awesome game, it's set my standard for this jam!

Nice job! Fun and pretty! If I could change something I would make the movement more interesting

great idea! a simple game with an addicting loop. my only critique would be maybe the difficulty can curve a bit more - other than that super stellar entry!

The art and the premise is great, the projectiles felt a bit on the difficult side especially since they came from both sides, some signalling beforehand would be good.

I love the concept/design of this one, it fits the 64x64 size perfectly, is very readable and you instantly get what this game is about.  You did a great job with all the UI, the news ticker, etc.  It's hard!  I tried twice and came close on the second attempt but failed :P

Very polished and well done game, I wish that the missiles had indicators before they launched and it felt a bit too hard but given the time and graphics constraints I feel that this is a contender for winning. I love the creativity and concept!